Legal Questions and Answers
Can Police Go to My Job With a Warrant an Tell them to Fire me?
the police went to my work without a warrant asking him to call me so i can come in an give them a statement .. Also they told him not to let me work for him for a couple days an eventually asking him to fire me ...My owner asked them for a document from the city an he would comply, but told the police his lawyer advised him that if he does my civil rights could be broken an h...
08/21/2010 | Category: Criminal » Warrants | State: California | #22974Can a Student Get Survivor's Benefits Afte Turning 18?
Why do survivors benefits not continue if a dependent child is a full time college student? My daughter receives benefits, and will turn 18 the summer before her senior year of high school. So, under the current SSI law, I will lose benefits for her before she is even out of high school, let alone college. Is there a way I can fight this?
08/21/2010 | Category: Social Security | State: Indiana | #22971How Do I Prove a Seller Failed to Disclose Flooding in the Basement?
I purchased a home Dec. 2009 in New York. In the property disclosure it said there was no leaking or water in the basement. It has flooded and constantly leaked and molded since I moved in. The waterproofing will cost $6000, and in order to complete the job, a wall which is lacking a footer in the basement has to be removed and replace for an additional $15,000 ( the wall wi...
08/21/2010 | Category: Real Property » Seller's Dis... | State: New York | #22970Can I Return a Generator if it is Defective?
We bought a stand-by generator at a local hardware store and used the recommended installer to get the generator to work. The installer found out that the generator does not operate and asked us to contact the store. The unit may be defective,acoording to the installer. Is the store obliged to take the unit back?
08/21/2010 | Category: Warranties | State: Louisiana | #22966Does all of New York state have a noise code?
In NYC the noisy neighbors law seems to settle upon that one is allowed to play the radio loud etc between the hours of 8 AM & 11 PM daily. Is this true for all of NY State? Or if I play my radio loud can I be charged with disturbing the peace in 'suburbia', say, in the middle of the day? My neighbor is an abusive drunk, who has physically assaulted me in the past, threa...
08/20/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: New York | #22963How can I collect from tenant for damages to apartment totalling more than the deposit?
If tenant damages to the rental property exceed the security deposit value what is recourse of landlord to collect additional funds from tenant to repair?
08/20/2010 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: West Virginia | #22960Can a Subcontractor in New York File a Lien After I Paid the Contractor in Full?
The General Contractor has been paid in full for an addition to a home. A subcontractor has not been paid by the GC and has filed a mechanic's lien against the home owner. In NY State, is this legal?
08/19/2010 | Category: Contractors » Construction... | State: New York | #22958Does a Stepchild Need to Be Mentioned in a Will and Get Notice of Hearing?
If you are a stepchild and your Father passes, does the executor have the authority not to inform you of the reading of the will, and as stepchildren if you are disinherited, doesn't the law require that your name be listed as disinherited, in the state of KY. Your're asking for my State of residence, but this question applies to the great state of KY, as that is where I was r...
08/19/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Will Contests | State: Ohio | #22957When Happens to a Gift in a Will When the Heir Dies?
My father left two pieces of real property to me in his will, and assigned me as the executor of his estate. One home was left to me only, the second home was left to myself and my only sibling. Before the probate passed the ownership of the home left to me and my sibling, my sibling passed away, leaving apprx. $18,500 in debts to medical institutions, such institutions had n...
08/18/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Oklahoma | #22955How Do I Stop a Foreclosure on the Last Day of the Foreclosure Sale Process?
What set of forms are required to 'protest' or file a protest to halt recording of bank foreclosure sale on steps of county court house?
08/18/2010 | Category: Real Property » Foreclosure | State: California | #22952